it most definatly is over 50 years old, ive just uploaded a brighter picture that someone has manage to sort out for me using my previous one, unsure if this...
I'm hoping that members of the group will be able to provide more information on an old Bambara Mask that we acquired from the Malkin Collection about 10 years...
Hello again, I doubt that anyone will able to help you much with this image. It is very low res, only shows 1 aspect, we cannot see the back nor any detail. ...
hi thanks for the reply back, ive been intouch with my grandma to let her know the resposne, she is going to look for the certificates for the figure, shes...
The remaining few masks I picked up for myself in Burkina Faso have finally been photographed and uploaded - nothing more than an exercise in sharing as I have...
I recently travelled to India and bought a bronze sculpture from a man from Tibet. Bought it because I simply fell in love with it. The seller was quite...
The tribal cultures of northern India and Nepal do not seem to be well-documented. And while I agree that there is an African vibe to your piece, my guess is...
Hello vos.brit, Try searching Orissa bronze statues. They have a long history of casting bronze and I would assume that you are much more likely to find Indian...
I, John Ewere own a Art gallery in Nigeria and Lome, i am currently in search of art collectors, exhibitors from America and Asian interested in Contemporary...
Hello all, I'm sorry to say it seems I've bought something new and was mislead purchasing it as being old. I emailed the Dutch Tropenmuseum and the curator...
hello, I will send some pictures of two masks. I will appreciate of somebody can help me to help to identificate these masks. I suppose they are of Nigeria....
Excuse me, something went wrong. Dear group, A short while ago I bought two relatively new Cuba cups on a auction. They are 13"/ 33 cm in hight and marked...
One thing that must be kept in mind when dealing with anomalous artifacts is that there is a near-zero chance of any expert at a museum or auction house...
Well thought out response, William K. That most auction house representatives will not stick out their neck unless there is an ironclad ( ie market acceptable...
Autocorrect made me say Cuba, Kuba offcourse! The vases/ cups still have darkbrown patina underneath and they both are marked with one Letter and three...
I think you are correct. I¹ve some Kuba cups but I¹ve never seen Kuba cups with a number on it. I suppose that yours are made for export, they look unused...
Save your money. It's actually a rather crude copy of a Luba bowl bearer carved in the style of the Master of Buli. Ricardo 2012/2/26 mr_bananabrain...
Trust your instincts. :-) Surely there are more experienced out there with another opinion, but I doubt it is more than 8 years old. Still, 150 bucks isn't...
This is a fairly well-carved Luba (not Bakongo) sculpture, but unless I am much mistaken it is unlikely to be as old as claimed. The addition of soil does...
It is not a Bakongo statue but Luba . You can recognize it on the hair and the eyes. It is a typical Luba statue of the women with a cup. Is it 80 years old ?...
They are either ceramic beads or spindle whorls which are weights put on one end of a tool ( basically a tapered stick) that's used to spin fiber .... here's...
Hello Dear Member i'm happy to join your community and hope that you will appreciate my collection. feel free to contact me if you have a special item you...
